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1. 1 糙 The Rugged Man and His Sweet Wife 糙汉与甜妻 A Dudududu阿嘟嘟嘟嘟Modern Romance193k WordsCompleted [Sweet Romance] There’s a little girl in a shabby building beside the construction site. She’s sweet and well-behaved. He Ji watched her for several days before he could no longer resist his little scheme and broke her air conditioner. He only meant to use the excuse of fixing it to get a closer look at her, but once he got near her, he couldn’t stop himself. Looking at her fair face and timid eyes, he thought, A sweet girl this well-behaved deserves to be brought home and spoiled. Otherwise, I’ 6.1kReads9.0Score588Shelves

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   There was a sweet and well-behaved girl in a small, dilapidated building next to the construction site. He Ji had been watching her for days, and finally, unable to contain his desires, he broke her air conditioner. He had only intended to use fixing the air conditioner as an excuse to get a closer look, but once he got close, he couldn't stop himself. Looking at her fair face and timid eyes, he thought, "Such a sweet girl, it would be a shame not to marry her and cherish her." [Sending a heart]

2. 2 白 A Sweet and Sultry White Rabbit, and the Rough Commander Sneaks into Her Room Every Night 白兔娇又艳，糙汉首长夜夜潜回房 Lan Shushu兰书书Modern Romance498k WordsCompleted Tough guy VS sweet girl. After failing the college entrance exam twice, her mother tells her to get married. The stern-faced military officer says only two things on their blind date, but prepares a home for them as soon as he returns to his unit. Mother: “You’re too soft-hearted and not very clever, so you need to marry an honest, dependable man.” After they marry, he turns into a ravenous wolf, devouring her every night. Does that sound honest and dependable to you? She rises to become a leadi 6.7kReads8.8Score468Shelves

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   The first book features a rough-around-the-edges military commander as the male lead and a sweet, innocent female lead. The male lead, visiting his family, goes on a blind date and falls instantly in love with the female lead. Unexpectedly, both sets of mothers are satisfied with everything, and the blind date quickly turns into an engagement – ​​their relationship develops remarkably fast. The second book features a rough-around-the-edges male lead. The female lead accidentally damages her brain, and when she's about to be sold by her family, the male lead sees her, falls in love at first sight, and buys her as his wife. Without any hesitation, they have a child, and four years later, the female lead recovers. During this time, the male lead simultaneously criticizes and complains about the female lead's fussiness, while showering her with affection, even overshadowing the child.

3. 3 睁 Awakening in the 1980s: I Have a Child with the Infamous Village Tyrant 睁眼八零：和凶名在外村霸有崽了 Sunflower Ah Hua向日葵啊花Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted When Hu Yao woke up, she found a mischievous yet well-behaved son and a scoundrel of a man beside her. Shocked and bewildered, she heard from the neighbors she knew that four years earlier, she'd hit her head so hard she was left simple-minded, and her mother had sold her. Over those four years, she had not only gained a husband but also a mischievous child who fiercely protected her. The bastard of a man was always putting his hands on her, and he was exceptionally fierce and unreasonable. Terr 38.3kReads9.2Score3.3kShelves
4. 4 添 Adding Fuel to the Fire 添柴 A Quartz Watch一只石英表Two Male Leads196k WordsCompleted 7.3kReads9.0Score1.4kShelves

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   Come and see! This rough-and-tumble guy novel is awesome! 666 [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

5. 5 救 Help! My Hunky Roommate Has Fallen for Me 救命，猛男舍友爱上我 Brother Xiao Zhou小周哥Two Male Leads314k WordsCompleted [Campus Romance + Straight Male Roommate + Fat-Marbled Muscles + Pure Love + Chasing His Lover After Losing Him] Gan Jinbao lost both his parents as a child and was reluctantly taken in by his aunt’s family. They were always struggling to make ends meet. After he came of age, he worked odd jobs and took out loans, doing everything he could to escape his suffocating home life and finally make it to college. On registration day, he was short on money, but still took the only 50 yuan he had and hel 16.9kReads9.1Score2.2kShelves
6. 6 东 The Northeast Tiger’s Male Bride 东北虎的男媳妇 First Kiss in Jianghu初吻江湖Two Male Leads712k WordsCompleted The first time Xu Siwen saw Boss Wu, he was a typical Northeastern man, wearing a thick padded jacket and trousers, shuffling along in old-man slippers, and draped in a military overcoat. He had driven a Land Rover to pick Xu Siwen up at the airport… Many years later… “She flirted with you the second she saw you, and you still say she isn’t interested?” someone protested, guzzling vinegar like a man possessed. Xu Siwen rubbed the space between his brows helplessly. “She had a botched double-eyel 2.1kReads9.3Score226Shelves
7. 7 白 He Called Me Filthy by Day, Then Cried and Begged for More at Night 白天嫌我脏，晚上哭着喊真香 Shanzhu Stops Zhushan山竹止竹山Two Male Leads245k WordsCompleted [Rugged, fatherly top (Li Dai) × spoiled, fussy bottom (Yun Youzhi)] Yun Youzhi, the pampered young master of the Yun family, was bundled off to a run-down auto repair shop as a kind of “exile.” The shop’s owner was Li Dai. He stood six-foot-three, was packed with muscle, and wore a black tank top every day. His glare was fierce enough to frighten children into silence. No one in the area dared cross him. Yun Youzhi (with a disgusted look): “This place is filthy and falling apart, and the bed is 3.9kReads8.9Score584Shelves
8. 8 花 The Tattooed Tough Guy and His Clingy Little Sweetheart 花臂猛男与他的小粘人精 Brother Xiao Zhou小周哥Two Male Leads281k WordsCompleted When Gan Xiaoxing woke up, his mind was blank. The events of the previous night came back to him clearly, and the most precious thing he had was gone. A tall, broad-shouldered man lay beside him. His right arm was covered in sharp-edged tattoos, and his whole presence was cold and imposing, making him seem difficult to approach. Zhou Dingchuan had been an accidental victim too. Seeing the boy before him crying, thin and helpless, he softened his usually hard voice and said solemnly, “I’ll take 4.2kReads8.8Score442Shelves
9. 9 农 The Farmer’s Contracted Husband: The Bully Learns to Farm 农家契哥儿，恶霸乖乖种田 Qian Zhizi千栀子Two Male Leads620k WordsCompleted After transmigrating to ancient times, Lin Liusheng, a man, is sold by his family to a tyrant...to be his contract brother? What is going on?! With a sickly body, even staying alive is a struggle. And that tyrant? He gambles, fights, and drinks. He has land but won’t farm it, spending all day roaming around like a bandit. Even the county constables go out of their way to avoid him. Lin Liusheng leans weakly against the wall. “Get out there and work the fields!” The hulking tyrant pouts. “Can I g 11.6kReads9.4Score1.8kShelves
10. 10 山 After a Rugged Country Boy Moves in with a College Student 山里来的糙汉住进男大学生家里后 Qian Zhizi千栀子Two Male Leads150k WordsCompleted When Lin Liusheng learned that a hulking, terrifying man from the mountains was going to move in with his family, he didn't even have time to protest before his parents and sister all ran off, leaving him alone at home with the man. Lin Liusheng thought, If I upset him, he'll slap me dead! To his surprise, the man was fearsome in front of everyone else, but around him he was like a well-behaved dog, doing whatever he was told. Later, the man, who couldn't even read, worked hard, took on construc 836Reads8.7Score125Shelves
11. 11 拒 Refusing to Marry an Old Bachelor, She Sobs as the Rugged Man Dotes on Her 拒嫁老光棍，被糙汉宠哭了 Wangzai Rice Wine旺仔酒酿Modern Romance413k WordsCompleted [Period setting + rugged hero + sweet romance + nurturing + Beauty and the Beast] "I’d rather be eaten by a bear than marry that old pervert!" On her wedding night, Jiang Tiantian fled into the mountains in the middle of the night to escape being sold off by her stepfather. She didn’t run into any wild animals, but a rugged man with a face full of stubble pinned her firmly to the kang! The man stood six foot three, all bulging muscles, his eyes fiercer than a wolf’s. "Once you’re on my bed, you’ 36.7kReads8.4Score2.5kShelves

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    It's so good! Huo Beishan perfectly fulfills all my fantasies about my future partner: honest, hardworking, obedient to his wife, and loves her. [Crying emoji]

12. 12 改 Remarried to the Rough-Hewn Neighbor, the Young Bride Is Spoiled Rotten 改嫁隔壁糙汉，小媳妇被宠上天 The Eldest Miss of the Muzi Family木子家大小姐Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing Original title: "Left Alone at Home, the Neighboring Roughneck Has His Eye on Her" [1980s | Countryside | Realistic | Devoted Couple | Possessive Favoritism | Age Gap | Love Rival Showdown] In 1980, Li Chuntao is married off in exchange for her older brother’s marriage. But on their wedding night, her groom elopes with his old flame. Overnight, she becomes the village’s target of scorn, branded a woman who brings bad luck. Her mother-in-law calls her a jinx, while a pack of old bachelors eye 38.1kReads8.6Score1.5kShelves

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    This book pioneered the genre of rough-and-tumble Chinese literature, and has been imitated but never surpassed.

13. 13 换 A Marriage Swap! The Soft, Sweet Wife Left Dazed by a Rough-Hewn Man 换亲！被糙汉亲懵的白软甜妻 Hot-Tempered Persimmon暴躁柿子Modern Romance370k WordsCompleted [Period setting + marriage before love + secret love turns mutual + older man + size difference + slow-burn romance + earnest striving] ★ Sweet, gentle village schoolteacher x taciturn, lustful, stern, rugged hunter Qiao Qingyan’s stepsister seduces her fiancé, and Qingyan unexpectedly discovers that she can hear her stepsister’s vicious inner thoughts. If she refuses to take her stepsister’s place and marry into the Xiao family, will they sell her to a disgusting old bachelor? Desperate to esca 60kReads8.7Score5kShelves

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    I will tell you in the most straightforward, direct, authentic, simple, and blunt way that it's incredibly good-looking and super good-looking.

14. 14 撞 Crashing Into His Rugby Field 撞进他的橄榄球场 Escape Into the Eye of Wisdom遁入智瞳Two Male Leads202k WordsCompleted [School life + dual male leads + rugged romance + wish fulfillment and sweet indulgence] Sharp-tongued, rugged top Lu Chen × sensitive, soft and adorable bottom Lin Feng Beiling University of Physical Education is packed with brawny men and brimming with testosterone. Lu Chen, whose actions never match his gruff words, has already set his sights on his prey. A hunt destined to end in his victory is about to begin. Transfer student Lin Feng has soft, delicate skin and an injured knee. As he intro 261Reads—Score105Shelves

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    It's good-looking, I watch it often, and I love watching it.

15. 15 他 He's My Soft-Pack Abs 他是我的脂包肌 Crayon Little Mouse蜡笔小鼠鼠Two Male Leads544k WordsCompleted On the first day of university registration, Xie Mingyuan spots Wen Jingheng in the crowd: tall, broad-shouldered, with the perfect muscular build softened by a layer of fat that he loves most, a full chest and powerful thighs. He thinks he’s doomed to admire him from afar, with nothing ever coming of it, until he learns they’re roommates. Then Wen Jingheng begins to notice that Xie Mingyuan’s gaze lingers on his physique with a heat that goes far beyond ordinary admiration... Certain boundaries 1.5kReads7.4Score130Shelves
16. 16 有 What Happens When Your Roommate Is a Dominant, Tsundere Hunk? 有个霸道傲娇的猛男舍友会怎样 Su Yecheng苏也诚Two Male Leads227k WordsCompleted Alternate title: After the Rainy Season Love takes root in captivity. After the rainy season ends, who will be left with the traces? One long rainy season, one long wait. For now, linger in this rain-soaked world, and let your thoughts settle into their story. Ending at chapter 64. Recommended: skip chapter 65. 3.4kReads8.2Score443Shelves
17. 17 重 Reborn: I Won’t Let the Class Monitor Die for Me Again 重生后：我不让班长再为我死一次 Huang Wenquan黄文泉Two Male Leads389k WordsCompleted In my previous life, he took a bullet for me. In this life, I’ll steal him back from fate. Note: This story is entirely fictional and has no connection to real life. The leads are not both each other’s first and only partners in the conventional sense. 156Reads8.6Score—Shelves
18. 18 落 Falling into His Trap 落入他的圈套 Wild Strawberry野草莓Modern Romance390k WordsCompleted The short drama adaptation, “Caught in His Trap,” is now streaming. Rugged man x sweet girl [sweet romance] Auto mechanic and a little rich girl returning to her hometown After Su Yuan returned to her hometown, she happened to rent a place from Chen Lie. From that day on, the man forcefully pushed his way into her life. Su Yuan thought Chen Lie was a little rough around the edges, but he really knew how to treat a woman well. It was also the first time she had ever fallen so madly for a man. Wha 17.6kReads9.3Score1.7kShelves

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    [Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece][Sparrow's Masterpiece] Short story, rough and tough! Not a period drama! A real rough and tough guy! Oh my god, especially the first chapter, it's a critical hit right from the start! The very first sentence will leave you completely amazed, jaw-dropping, it's incredibly, incredibly, explosively good! The man forcefully squeezed into her life. Su Yuan felt that although Chen Lie was a bit rough, he was genuinely caring. It was the first time she had ever fallen madly in love with a man. But what Su Yuan didn't know was that she had fallen into the man's trap from the very beginning. She walked into his scheme and became his woman.

19. 19 收 Keep It Down, Xiao Hanjun 收敛点吧萧韩君 Rainbow Candy from Xizhou锡州的彩虹糖Modern Romance265k WordsCompleted [Chaste, fatherly CEO | Outspoken heroine | One night of passion leads to surrender | Lust before love | Both virgins, happy ending | Evenly matched | Mutual devotion | CEO pursues his wife] The heroine boldly flirts with Gu Mochen, a business tycoon known for his ascetic ways and his utter lack of interest in women. She thinks it’s just a fleeting affair and plans to leave at dawn. But after one night of passion, the cool, self-controlled CEO completely loses his composure and falls hard. The 7kReads8.4Score415Shelves

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    Super good! [Admiration][Admiration] I must recommend it! The male lead is both clean and flamboyant.

20. 20 别 Don’t Mess with the Mad Big Shot. He Might Be a Hopeless Romantic 别惹疯批大佬他可能是个恋爱脑 Rainbow Candy from Xizhou锡州的彩虹糖Modern Romance505k WordsCompleted [Mad gangster boss × flirtatious heroine | love at first sight | forced bond | romance abroad | obsessive boss falls hopelessly in love | powerful man bows his head | she flees, he chases | intense push and pull | mutual salvation] At twenty-seven, the ruthless gangster boss Jiang Chenyan met Murong Yu at the coming-of-age ceremony arranged by his family. Her bold flirtation broke through his icy defenses, awakening a possessive obsession in the cold-blooded kingpin. The heroine grew afraid an 130Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 21 初 A First Taste of Something New, but My Husband Is Jealous 初次尝鲜，家夫善妒 Rainbow Candy from Xizhou锡州的彩虹糖Modern Romance374k WordsCompleted [Contract Marriage | Marriage Before Love | Chaste Male Lead | Unhinged CEO | Bankrupt and Reduced to a Male Model | CEO with a Secret Identity | Identity Reversal | Business-War Comeback | Reunion Years in the Making | Happy Ending] A marriage contract seals a deal. Zhou Yanze, a powerful figure in Haicheng, reluctantly accepts the arranged marriage his grandfather has set up. After the wedding, however, he turns possessive and jealous, determined to claim her for himself, and the two become e 36Reads—Score—Shelves
22. 22 糙 The Rugged Man's Beautiful Young Husband 糙汉子的貌美小夫郎 Listening to the Falling Rain听落雨Two Male Leads470k WordsCompleted [Two male leads, lighthearted slice-of-life farming, guaranteed sweetness, both are each other's first and only, with a child!] When he had nowhere else to turn, Su Yunjin married the country man Yang Chuan for a reason of his own. At first, he was anxious and uneasy. Yang Chuan knew Su Yunjin had used a little trick, but didn't care at all. He thought, Whatever his reason, now that he's married into the Yang family, he's mine. I'll cherish him, love him, and respect him. Su Yunjin used to feel 9.1kReads9.3Score1kShelves

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    It's so sweet, I can't explain it to you city folks. Time to go farming. [Sparrow's Masterpiece]

23. 23 强 A Forceful Claim 强势染指 Xiangqiao香巧Modern Romance394k WordsCompleted [Roguish, Rugged Hero] [Daddy-Type Boyfriend] [ oozing hormones] [Guiding Lover] [Sweet Romance] [Nine-Year Age Gap] [Food] [Kissaholic] [Both Pure and Inexperienced] I'm currently working on signed editions for publication. If you're interested, you can check them out at the usual place. This is part of the same series as Jiang Baichuan and Hai Tian's A Soldier in Uniform, Rose in Hand, Dedicated to the Princess. (The male lead cooks, talks dirty, and fusses over every last detail like a dad. T 61.7kReads9.4Score6.9kShelves
24. 24 顶 Over-the-Top Devotion: I'm Just His Plaything 顶级狂爱：我只是他的掌中玩物 Yin Shuyi尹姝伊Modern Romance1.8M WordsOngoing A godlike Western male lead × a resilient, delicate Chinese heroine The main story is complete. [Dominant daddy type + transnational forced romance + wild and unhinged + mature man who takes the lead + devoted husband + jealous of everything + height and build difference + eight-year age gap + heroine is vulnerable early on] A carefully planned scheme gets Qiao Yimo kidnapped and sold on the black market. She can't speak the language, has no one to rely on, and is put through hell. Only one for 130.6kReads9.0Score12.6kShelves

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    A rough-around-the-edges man and his sweet little wife, it's a really good story!

25. 25 小 My Sweet, Soft Bride: The Rough, Dominant Man Can Never Spoil Her Enough 小媳妇软又娇，霸道糙汉宠不够 Flowers Bloom in the Wutong Tree梧生花Modern Romance2.5M WordsCompleted Original title: The Empty Bedroom Next Door: The Rough Truck Driver Coaxes Her to Have His Baby Every Night [Period setting + rough, rugged man + both leads’ first time + sweet romance + no rebirth, no transmigration] [Sweet, traditional beauty vs. untamed truck driver, with a striking difference in build and complexion that turns the tension up to the max] Li Weiying works at the Hongxing Cotton Mill. Lu Dingzhou, the “Living King of Hell” from the transport team, barged into her life. He was t 18.5kReads8.6Score1.7kShelves
26. 26 穿 Transmigrate Into a Book: After Slacking Off in the Eighties, I Was Spoiled by a Rugged Man 穿书八零：摆烂后我被糙汉宠上天 Golden Thread Baby金线宝宝Modern Romance1.2M WordsCompleted [Period-setting wish fulfillment + wish fulfillment + wish fulfillment + wish fulfillment + strong heroine and sweet romance] Complete and ready to read. A sweet romance with a male lead who spoils his wife without question. The heroine gets revenge on scumbags and serves up face-slapping in the early chapters, then builds wealth and engages in business battles later on. After Jiang Mian bound herself to the [Lazy Fish Lie-Flat System], she completely gave up trying. [System task: Slack off for 18.3kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
27. 27 渣 Don’t Regret It, Jerk! I’m Marrying an Officer and Already Showing 渣男别悔了！我嫁军官都快显怀了 Little Shu Who Brings Good Fortune招财小舒Modern Romance756k WordsOngoing [Pretends to be a sweet, delicate little darling] versus [Cold, rugged man with a long-laid plan] Lu Jiaojiao never expected to wake up and find herself transmigrated into a book, in the body of an amnesiac cannon-fodder supporting character. In the original novel, after the supporting character loses her memory, her scumbag husband leaves her in the clinic with his cousin pretending to be him, so he can spend time with his first love. Meanwhile, he takes his beloved out sightseeing and relaxing 103.9kReads7.1Score9.7kShelves

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    Five stars out of five! This transmigration novel set in the 1980s is exactly what I love. The character development and pacing are amazing, and I couldn't put it down! The female lead, Lu Jiaojiao, transmigrates into the body of an amnesiac cannon fodder supporting character in the original story. She immediately escapes the love-obsessed scumbag boyfriend and falls for the tall, reliable, and rugged military officer, Gu Huaiye. Her proactive and bold pursuit of love is incredibly endearing. There are no coy or pretentious scenes; she uses her amnesia to get closer to the male lead, transforming their initially feigned care into a mutual attraction. The push-and-pull dynamic is sweet and ambiguous, with delicate and engaging interactions. The early storyline of the scumbag boyfriend and the white moonlight serves as a perfect contrast. The scumbag's shock and breakdown upon returning to find his beloved stolen by his cousin is hilarious and satisfying, giving the reader a sense of catharsis without having to watch the female lead beg for forgiveness. What's even more remarkable is that the female lead isn't just a pretty face who only knows how to date. She undergoes a complete transformation and rises to prominence later on: studying hard to get into university, seizing opportunities to start a business and build a career, earning a fortune without relying on men. Her growth is complete and inspiring, with her career and love stories running in parallel without any disconnect. The male lead, Gu Huaiye, appears cold on the outside but is warm on the inside. Seemingly quiet and rough, he's actually incredibly protective of the female lead, showering her with affection later on. The scene where he wants to have another child after the quadruplets is adorable and endearing. The mutual affection between the male and female leads is delicate and reassuring. The 1980s atmosphere is well-crafted, the historical setting naturally integrated into the plot. It balances sweet romance, a comeback story, and the satisfying elements of transmigration, without any melodramatic or heart-wrenching scenes. It's light and enjoyable from start to finish. Readers who enjoy transmigration stories set in the era of rugged military officers shouldn't miss it!

28. 28 北 A Zhiyuan Lives on Beishan 北山有知鸢 Fan Jiji凡几几Modern Romance254k WordsCompleted [Small-Town Fiction / Everyday Life / SC / HE] [Delicate Southern Heiress x Tough Northern Man with a Soft Heart] The summer of 2016 was damp and sweltering. Dragging her suitcase along the stone-paved streets of a northern seaside town, Ruan Zhiyuan knocked on a weathered wooden door. The man who answered wore a black T-shirt that showed off his sharply defined muscles. His eyes and brows were unruly, and half an unlit cigarette dangled from his lips. "Who are you looking for?" Ruan Zhiyuan tim 4.8kReads8.4Score539Shelves

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    A delicate, southern girl meets a rough, tough guy who runs a bar in a northern town—and he spoils her rotten! [Kissing emoji]

29. 29 当 Playing the Laid-Back Canary, She Marries a Cold Bodyguard 当摆烂金丝雀，嫁给了高冷保镖 Hai Ying海盈Modern Romance1.5M WordsCompleted [Beauty × loyal puppy, marriage first and love later, an impoverished young couple's inspiring daily life] Zheng Xunjia had spent twenty years shirking responsibility. She thought life in a wealthy family would be smooth sailing, and she could be her parents' pampered little canary for the rest of her life. She never expected to be the fake daughter who had been switched at birth. The real Zheng heiress was proud and domineering. After she returned, Zheng Xunjia lost to her in just two rounds, t 301.3kReads8.9Score40.2kShelves

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    💜Rough-around-the-edges bodyguard|A fake heiress in distress💜Healing after marriage|Everyday life filled with simple joys💜Mutual support and reliance on each other|Warm and adorable|A realistic and heartwarming sweet story

30. 30 穿 After I Transmigrated, I Got My Rough-Hewn Husband Wrapped Around My Finger 穿越后，拿捏糙汉老公 Yu Yu Lan Shan玉宇岚珊Two Male Leads397k WordsOngoing [Two male leads + one-on-one romance + devoted to each other + transmigration + golden finger + scheming educated youth vs. honest, rugged countryman + sweet romance] After a blind date, Shen Yu is hit by a speeding truck in an alley and accidentally transmigrates. He becomes an educated youth sent to the countryside. Xu Sanshi is the village's despised "jinx." The seemingly harmless young educated youth is full of "dirty tricks." The rugged man who keeps to himself has a heart of pure gold. Whe 1.4kReads—Score230Shelves
31. 31 递 Delivery 递送 A Quartz Watch一只石英表Two Male Leads164k WordsCompleted [Tsundere, aloof beauty of a designer gong × strong, sunny, earnest delivery-boy shou] (Just started getting ratings, they’ll go up) [Slice of life -- two male leads -- healing -- handsome gong, muscular shou -- younger man -- HE] Jiang Shu was always surrounded by a menacing aura. He hated KPIs, clients, and romance. When that strong figure in yellow entered his sight, his first thought was: That physique is pretty interesting. Later, he understood. That flash of yellow was the light that sha 904Reads8.7Score170Shelves
32. 32 诱 Temptation! The Little Beauty Becomes the Rough-Hewn Boss's Pampered Darling 诱欲！小美人成了糙汉大佬掌心娇 Potatoes Braised with Beef Brisket土豆烧牛腩Two Male Leads623k WordsCompleted A scheming, hot-tempered, taciturn, rugged top (dismissive at first, then wildly possessive and a little crazy, all bark but secretly devoted) vs. an innocent, naive beauty bottom (a soft and sweet little fool) Turn-of-the-millennium setting / sweet romance (with angst) / married first, fall in love later / older man / size difference / both virgins / rural life / entrepreneurship / shuang'er / happy ending On the very first day Lu Sui returns home, his second uncle gets him a wife. He paid five 7.4kReads9.3Score1kShelves

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    I've already read it twice. It's super good, the writing is excellent and very delicate, absolutely fantastic!

33. 33 穿 The Cold, Rugged Man’s Substitute Groom 穿成冷面糙汉的替嫁男妻 Bunny Ears月兔耳Two Male Leads279k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + Two Male Leads + Size Difference + Skin Tone Difference + Farming + Devoted Couple] A taciturn, rugged, fatherly gong vs. an optimistic, cheerful, beautiful, delicate shou After transmigrating, Ling Yi thought he’d found a kind family willing to help him. But the next thing he knew, his so-called godmother had sent him off to be married with a cup of tea. I’m a straight-as-an-arrow steel-and-iron man from the 21st century, and you expect me to marry a man? And not just any man, 1.8kReads8.8Score204Shelves

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    Super sweet, pure, everyday life story from head to toe, I love it! 💕

34. 34 掌 A Calloused Man and a Delicate Flower, Burning in His Palm 掌心烫：糙汉和白花 Scallion White, Seven Drinks葱白七饮Modern Romance317k WordsCompleted There is coercion, there is coercion, there is coercion. The truly coercive kind. If you don't like it, don't read. Older rugged man and coercive love + domineering, sweet indulgence + female lead is stubborn at first, then becomes a fussy little brat + slice of life + both leads are each other's first. Ever since Xu Xiaorou stumbled into Chen Feng's arms at a corner, every indecent fantasy in his mind had her as its heroine. He deliberately drew close to her so he could conquer her, using his s 19.8kReads8.2Score1.6kShelves

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    Take it, you're welcome.

35. 35 给 Be Good for Me: The Frail Beauty Caught a Thug's Eye 给我乖一点，病美人被暴徒盯上后 Nine-Bough Bamboo九枝竹Modern Romance323k WordsCompleted Dark, unhinged rough man vs. catlike, sickly beauty, sweet romance, devoted couple, happy ending After Gu Xiaochu died, she woke up inside a wealthy-family romance novel as the sickly, disabled villainess. The disposable villainess has crippled legs, is frail yet overbearing, and not only abuses her status as the heiress of a top conglomerate to do every kind of evil, but also keeps the male lead, He Jiangshen, by her side after his entire family is wiped out, leaving him as wretched as a stray 2.9kReads8.8Score331Shelves

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    🌸The male lead is really direct, and the female lead is extremely rude to him: "Aren't you going to say thank you?" She's the arrogant and domineering type. In the beginning, the male lead fiercely says: "I'll get my revenge later," and later: "Yes, that's right, I'm yours," and then very directly and bluntly puts it into practice.

36. 36 被 Bought Home by a Rough Man, the Sweet and Gentle Wife Brings Him Good Fortune 被糙汉买回家，娇软媳妇好旺夫 October Maple Sugar十月枫糖Ancient Romance290k WordsCompleted [Farming + Sweet romance] [Both leads are each other’s one and only + Adorable baby + System] [Rugged hunter + Sweet, gentle wife] Luo Yun suddenly drops dead. By chance, she transmigrates into the body of a poor girl who was sold to a brothel. A tall, burly hunter with a full beard buys her and takes her home as his young wife. She only meant to repay his kindness, but her rugged husband turns out to be not only honest and pure-hearted, but also gentle, considerate, and doting. Their two adorab 2.5kReads9.2Score230Shelves

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    Hehe, I have tons of the "rough guy" series, especially the historical romances. My darlings, pick one at random! [Admiring]

37. 37 糙 The Rugged Man’s Overwhelming Love: His Sweet Little Wife Falls for Him 糙汉强势爱，娇软小媳妇沦陷了 Su Jiabai苏加白Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing Originally titled “A Lonely Bed Is Hard to Bear, While the Rugged Neighbor Scratches at Her Wall Night After Night” [lonely nights / maximum sweetness / period setting / delicate beauty / devoted love / slow-burn romance / building wealth / glimpses of an ensemble cast / love at first sight / close proximity / sisters-in-law as foils] Delicate young wife × iron-willed, rugged man Hua Xiaoyue is left alone in an empty bed, the long nights hard to endure. Her family scolds her, her in-laws berate 9.3kReads8.5Score565Shelves

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    Highly recommend [May you be blessed immediately][May you be blessed immediately][May you be blessed immediately]

38. 38 八 An Eighties Beauty Marries for Good Fortune and Is Doted on by Her Rugged, Fatherly Husband 八零美人冲喜，被爹系糙汉宠上天 A Dream in the Bamboo Heart竹心一梦Modern Romance694k WordsCompleted Pure romance + transmigration into a book, fictional setting + period piece + older husband, younger wife + building a fortune + sweet romance + slow-burn, satisfying face-slapping. Bai Qian, from a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, transmigrates into a book and becomes a plump, laid-back young bride, married off to bring good luck to He Yanzhou, a cold-faced, rugged man. The man is gravely ill, and lays down three rules with her: this marriage is just for show, and he’ll nev 1.2kReads8.6Score164Shelves

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    That's all.

39. 39 七 Spoiled by My Rugged Husband on Our Wedding Night in the Seventies 七零新婚夜，被糙汉老公宠到腿软 A Song Across the World天下长歌Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted In her previous life, Su Jiaojiao divorced her husband for a deceitful scumbag and returned to the provincial capital. Little did she know, she had ruined her own life. When she finally came to her senses and wanted to live properly, she was hit by a car and killed. When she opened her eyes again, she was back on her wedding night in 1975. Fortunately, the misunderstanding between her and her husband hadn't grown too serious. Fortunately, everything was only just beginning. She swore that this t 10.1kReads9.0Score891Shelves
40. 40 年 Period: The Prodigal Returns and Spoils His Beautiful Wife 年代：浪子回头，我把漂亮媳妇宠 White Dove Beneath the Neon霓虹下的白鸽Urban1.2M WordsCompleted This book has been adapted into a short drama, Reborn in the 1980s: Doted on by My Wife! “Pull it out. Everything Uncle has earned over the years belongs to us now. Don’t waste money on medical bills.” At the bedside, Chen Feng watched helplessly as the nephew he had raised with all his heart and soul grinned cruelly and pulled out his oxygen tube. Only at the moment of his death did he finally understand how to live! In his previous life, he had been a complete, unadulterated idiot! For the so- 315Reads6.9Score100Shelves
41. 41 同 After Being Sent to the Wrong Room, Village Girl Xiuer Is Spoiled by a Rugged Man 同错房后，村女秀儿被糙汉强宠 Xi Yi熹燚Modern Romance1.0M WordsCompleted This novel is complete!! [One woman, two men] [Fictional 1970s setting] [Family life] [Two husbands, one real and one fake] [Top-tier romantic tension] Qiao Jinxiu married a fool. He was tall, handsome, and perfect in every way except for being simple-minded. But six months into their marriage, a flood struck, and the fool’s body was never found. Qiao Jinxiu became a widow, but she refused to believe he was dead. She searched for him every day, and at last she found him. But the fool said he did 19.2kReads8.6Score1.7kShelves
42. 42 离 After the Divorce, She Became the Rough-Hewn Neighbor’s Treasure 离婚后，她成了隔壁糙汉的心头宝 Meng Gaga蒙嘎嘎Modern Romance1.5M WordsOngoing [1980s Setting] [Ensemble Cast] [Realistic] [Intense Push and Pull] [Marriage Before Love] Ruan Baozhu was traded to her husband's family as a child bride by her stepmother for five pounds of fatty pork. After enduring ten years of being both a big sister and a bed warmer, she finally saw her man graduate from technical school and become a teacher in the city. After a brief separation that had made their reunion all the sweeter, she was just about to ask when she could follow him to the city, wh 16.7kReads8.6Score565Shelves
43. 43 八 The 1980s: My Gruff Officer Husband Is Too Fierce for His Delicate Wife 八零：糙汉首长太凶，娇妻受不住 Overinflated Coupon Blows My Head Off膨胀神券炸到头Modern Romance445k WordsCompleted [Period setting + military marriage + sweet and delicate heroine x rugged male lead + one-on-one, both pure + marriage before love] “Gang, hurry up. This is the ladies’ restroom...” Back in 1980, Su Wanqing got a shock from the start! She caught her scumbag fiancé fooling around in the women’s restroom! Faced with his schemes and pressure from her awful relatives, she had just one thought. This marriage had to be called off! She’d get her revenge right then and there! She deliberately twisted he 54Reads6.6Score—Shelves
44. 44 四 After Divorcing at Forty, the Rugged Man Spoiled Me Rotten 四十岁离婚后，糙汉将我宠上天 Robot Yaoyao机器人瑶瑶Modern Romance1.1M WordsCompleted [Period setting + countryside + rugged, fierce man + face-slapping and scum-bashing + age gap] After working like an ox for the Chen family for twenty years, Shen Suqing thought she would be rewarded with children and grandchildren gathered around her and a harmonious marriage. Instead, her ungrateful children treated her with contempt, and her husband, Chen Jianguo, casually remarked, “That old woman is such bad luck.” Her heart completely dead, Shen Suqing flipped the table on the spot, slappe 114Reads6.8Score—Shelves
45. 45 重 Reborn in 1985: The Rugged Military Officer Holds Me by the Waist and Makes Me Cry 重生八五：被糙汉军官掐腰宠哭 Tasty Stir-Fried Pork, Not Spicy小炒肉好吃不辣Modern Romance543k WordsCompleted Su Li was reborn in 1985. In her past life, she was blind to the truth. She refused to marry Qin Lie, the powerful, feared "Living Yama," and eloped with a pretty boy instead, only to meet a tragic end. Given a second chance at life, she looked at the man before her: a rugged military officer with a handsome, resolute face and muscles rippling beneath his uniform, radiating raw masculinity. Su Li's knees went weak. Wasn't he a much better choice than that weak pretty boy? Everyone in the compoun 156Reads6.9Score—Shelves
46. 46 七 Sweet Military Marriage in the 1970s: A Guide to Pampering the Young Lady 七零军婚甜蜜蜜，大小姐娇养指南 Ci Yuehua辞月华Modern Romance628k WordsCompleted [Curvy Beauty vs. Loyal, Rugged Officer; Fair-Skinned Darling vs. Dark-Skinned Soldier King] Su Yunrong comes from a politically tainted family, but she is voluptuous and alluring. After being sent to the countryside, she's like a tempting piece of meat placed in front of hungry monks. To escape grueling double-cropping farm work and harassment from the village's old bachelors, Su Yunrong summons her courage and coaxes an army officer into doing her chores. Looking at the rugged company commande 113Reads6.1Score100Shelves
47. 47 玫 The Rose Flirts Without Knowing It, and the Older Roughneck Can’t Take It 玫瑰撩不自知，年上糙汉遭不住 Gao Yi高一Modern Romance1.3M WordsOngoing [Modern romance + rugged hero + doting love + age gap + both leads' first love] On a rainy night in Biancheng, someone pushed open the door to Gu Ye's auto repair shop. Lao Wu, a former employee who'd gotten into trouble, was entrusting his daughter to Gu Ye. "She'll be nineteen in a week. She... she can take care of you." Lao Wu gestured hurriedly, just hoping to find his daughter a way to survive. The girl trembled all over, tears falling silently. One look at her left Gu Ye stunned. The 12.1kReads7.2Score612Shelves
48. 48 糙 A Rough Man’s Forced Love: The Bride Who Married to Bring Good Fortune Falls for Him 糙汉强制爱，冲喜小媳妇沦陷了 Metal Wood Water Fire Earth Groundhog金木水火土拨鼠Modern Romance1.4M WordsOngoing [Period] [Countryside] [Family and village life] [1980s] [The scorned bride brought in to bring good fortune VS the domineering, rough man who takes what he wants] In a small mountain village in the north during the 1980s, Tang Guo'er is sold by her own parents to the Liu family as a child. They raise her to become a little bride for the Liu family's only son, so she can bring him good fortune when she grows up. From then on, her life sinks into hopelessness. Not only is she reduced to waiting o 52kReads9.0Score2.5kShelves
49. 49 下 Volunteering to Teach in the Countryside, I Fell into a Tough Guy's Tender Embrace 下乡支教，撞进硬汉温柔乡酣醉！ A Rose Begging in Secret暗中讨饭的玫瑰Modern Romance224k WordsCompleted [Mutual devotion, sweet romance and flirtation, size difference, sweet story, rugged boss-like man VS delicate beauty] Su Ruan arrived in a remote mountain village full of enthusiasm to teach. She thought life there would be lonely and hard. But she never expected that Jiang Jinchuan, the quiet, taciturn veteran, lived next door. Like a beast lying in wait, he silently guarded her from the sidelines. From neighbors to husband and wife, from holding back to letting go. When the man who had on 715Reads—Score105Shelves
50. 50 爱 Fish-Fin Lover’s Fifteenth Book 爱吃鱼翅灌第15本书 Night Charm Who Loves Shark-Fin Soup Dumplings爱吃鱼翅灌汤饺的夜魅Modern Romance338k WordsCompleted On the day Li Xiumei turned twenty, she was forced to marry into the Zhou family, a mountain away. But just one month after she married, her husband died. The villagers said she was cursed, a bringer of misfortune who had killed her husband as soon as she arrived. Her mother-in-law also tormented her in every way imaginable. Li Xiumei spent her days in tears, swallowing her grievances, until the appearance of a rough-hewn man from the mountains finally gave her hope of living on, just when she w 82Reads6.7Score—Shelves

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